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On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. She ascends to the Beyond where she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three “nudges” to change the outcome of events on earth: Daughter Willa is on her third miscarriage;...

A mother rocks her child to sleep while listening to the sounds bayou creatures make at night.

Little Bear can't wait to try some new experiences, and he certainly can't wait to listen to Mommy Bear's advice. But when he realizes that he's taken on more than he can handle, Mommy Bear is ready to come to the rescue.

"Dora is in her friend Isa's garden when a baby unicorn rides in on a rainbow and asks for a bouquet of Unicorn Flowers! The baby unicorn wants to bring a bouquet to his mami, but first he needs Dora's help to find the rainbow that will take him home."--Page 4 of cover.